Tag: Candidate Experience

The corporate world has used storytelling to market and sell products for decades, if not centuries. And because stories are innately compelling, this tactic works. Consider these statistics: A recent study suggests that by telling their brand story well, companies have the power to increase the value of a product or service by over 20…

In a follow-up interview with Dina Harding, Executive + Technical Recruiter and Search Firm Owner at Maven Quest®, she delves into the how and why complexities of interview questioning. She also provides bonus best-practice insights that can help anyone involved in the hiring and interviewing process hone their Q&A chops. To begin, four interview questions…

You’ve been in this situation before. As a recruiter or hiring manager, you burn hours hosting screening calls and scheduling interviews while trying to find the very best candidate for an open role. When the candidate arrives at your office for the next phase of the process—an in-person interview—you ask the question, “So what interested…

Most HR experts and recruiters know that the investment to recruit and onboard new talent is sizable, and that the longer the employee remains on board, the more knowledge and experience accrued. And ultimately, this adds more value to the company’s bottom line. With that in mind, what facts and insights must be revealed to…

Every once in a lucky while, you’ll reach the end of the interview process with two candidates who would both make a great addition to your company. While you might have a hard time deciding between them, ultimately something will tip the scales in one candidate’s favor — perhaps one has more experience under their…

Often, the most challenging part of the interview process isn’t sourcing qualified candidates, holding phone screens or negotiating a starting salary — it’s working with the hiring managers themselves. In fact, Jobvite’s 2017 Recruiter Nation report revealed that the two biggest bottlenecks in the recruiting process are hiring managers failing to move candidates through the hiring…

Candidates rely on the internet now more than ever when it comes to their job search. According to a Pew Research study, one-third of recent job seekers identified the internet as the most important resource in their job search (Searching for Work in Digital Era, Pew Research, November 2015). Candidates will explore the basics like…

When it comes to recruiting, you want to be choosy with your candidates, but not unreasonable. Limited budgets, high demand and a fast-paced environment can make it difficult for an organization to give new hires time to adjust and get ahead of the learning curve. Given the high cost of the wrong hires, it’s understandable…

They passed their phone screen with flying colors. They knocked the socks off of the hiring manager in their in-person. And now, the team is clamoring for them to join the company. Once you’ve found an outstanding candidate that everyone can agree on, you might feel like the hard part is over. But you want to…

What’s your cost-per-hire? As of 2015, the average cost-per-hire for American employers was $4,000. If your company isn’t keeping track of data like this, they may be missing out on other crucial insights that can help guide the hiring process. As recruiting becomes increasingly data-driven, it is important for employers to understand how they can…